Sister Magdalene (third from right) with her profession group upon making first vows in 1939.
Sister Magdalene Lovrich
September 1, 1920 - May 21, 2015
Sister M. Magdalene Lovrich died on May 21, 2015, at Mount Assisi Convent in Pittsburgh, Pa. She was 94 and in her 75th year of religious life.
Sister Magdalene entered the community in 1938 from St. Albert Church in Adah, Pa., and professed first vows in 1939 at Mount Assisi Convent in Pittsburgh. She received a bachelor's degree in education from Mount Mercy College (Carlow University) and a master's degree in education from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. She also completed post-master’s work in secondary school administration at Duquesne.
Sister Magdalene taught at Central Catholic High School in Allentown, Pa., Mount Assisi Academy in Pittsburgh, Pa. and Mon-Valley High School in Monongahela, Pa. She was principal at Mount Assisi Academy from 1954 to 1970 and also taught English, Latin and math.
Sister Magdalene was very intelligent and had a remarkable memory for facts and details. She used her gifts and talents for her religious community and for the students she taught. She knew many of the alumnae of Mount Assisi Academy and kept in contact with them and they with her after the academy closed in 1978.
Sister Magdalene was a member of the administration of the province for three terms, served as a delegate for three general chapters, secretary for two other general chapters and a delegate for five provincial chapters. She was a member of the Congregational Constitution Committee when major changes took place after the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s. In 1993 she was appointed as official archivist of the province and served until 2013.
Sister Magdalene was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Agnes (Slujnski) Lovrich, and her brother, Thomas. She is survived by her religious community; her sisters Carolyn Bailey and Anna Tuskan; nephews, Jerome Tuskan, Ron Tuskan and Dennis Bailey; and nieces Regina Tuscan and Rosemary Pascia. She also had great nieces and nephews.
Sister is buried in St. Francis Cemetery at Mt. Assisi Place in Pittsburgh, Pa.